Africa: About the Region

KIEV, Ukraine — Arysta LifeScience has created a new subsidiary in the Ukraine. Arysta LifeScience Ukraine LLC is a wholly-owned…

The United Nations Population Division estimates that the global population is more than 6.8 billion and could reach 9.2 billion…

Severe drought in the North China Plain is threatening the country’s winter wheat crop, according to Businessweek. Wheat prices are…

The Kenyan central bank is taking steps to stop inflation from rising to new levels. Dry weather and oil prices are…

Sumitomo Chemical has fully acquired affiliate Isagro Italia S.r.l. (Isagro Italia), as part of Sumitomo Chemical’s strategy to strengthen its…

The Russian government is considering allocating up to $200 million to subsidize the purchase of fertilizers and crop protection products…

Cotton Australia is asking merchants who purchased cotton ahead of time to grant leniency to farmers who saw their cotton…

Farmers in South Africa are also experience unusually rainy weather. Floods have ravaged the country since mid-December as the country…

China’s agrochemical exports continue to decrease in value and rise in volume, according to a report by Phillips McDougall. Although…